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MUSIKFEST 2010 DAILY SCHEDULE FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 RIVERPLACE 8:30 p.m.: Lucky 7 (Pop, 8 p.m.: Counting Crows’ Funk) n PICK OF THE PLATZES Traveling Medicine Show featuring Augustana (Rock) HANDWERKPLATZ Opening ceremonies: Some of 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 the Lehigh Valley’s best perform- CANDLELIGHT and 9:30 p.m.: Cast in ers will come together to kick off CONCERT SERIES Bronze (Classical, World, the festival. Blues-rock guitarists 7 p.m.: The Music of Simon Pop) Todd Wolfe, Craig Thatcher and & Garfunkel performed by jazz-fusion player Scott Bradoka A.J. Swearingen & Jonathan LIEDERPLATZ will become an acoustic trio. And “American Idol” contestant Tyler Beedle 6 p.m.: Dina Hall (Folk) Craig Thatcher n 8 p.m.: Three Legged Fox Grady of Nazareth will sing before AMERICAPLATZ (Indie Rock, Reggae) opening officially opening the fest 6 p.m.: Forty Grand (Rock) with the National Anthem. 7 p.m., Festplatz 7:30 p.m.: Friar’s Point LYRIKPLATZ 2U: Musikfest is heavier on tribute bands this year, with some (Blues, Rock) 6 p.m.: Slate Belt Idols Three Legged Fox even at paid venues (Grateful Dead Tribute Dark Star Orchestra 9 p.m.: The Blues Brother- (Pop) and Simon and Garfunkle tribute A.J. Swearingen & Jonathan hood (Blues, Rock) 7 p.m.: Andrew Portz 5-10:30 p.m.: Runa Pacha VOLKSPLATZ Beedle). But if you’re not into paying to see copies of bands, (Rock) Wind Rhythms (World) 6 p.m.: Limpopo Interna- check out 2U, a respected U2 tribute act. At least it’s good mu- BANANA ISLAND 8 p.m.: Nicole Donatone 6 p.m.: Fellswoop (Blue- tional Band (World) sic without paying U2’s all-too-real real ticket prices. 9 p.m., 6 p.m.: B.D. Lenz (Jazz) (Country) grass, Jam band) n 9 p.m.: 2U - U2 Tribute Volksplatz 8:30 p.m.: Craig Kastelnik 9 p.m.: Jacob Vanags 8:30 p.m.: Overlook (Indie (Rock) Rock) Three Legged Fox: Delaware County indie-rock reggae jam & Friends (Jazz, Blues) (Rock) band Three Legged Fox had Musikfest’s “Main Street in a frenzy MUSIK-FESTIVITIES PLAZA TROPICAL last year,” says ArtsQuest Performing Arts Director Patrick Bro- FESTPLATZ MAIN STREET 7 p.m.: “School House gan. Little wonder. They add to the mix an organic roots-rock 5:30 p.m.: Jolly Joe Tim- 5-10 p.m.: The Ruggiero 6 p.m.: Papote Jimenez & Rocks Live!” Icehouse Lower East Salsa (Latin) element, and somehow are able to present the best of all the mer (Polka) Brothers (Busker) 7, 8, 9 p.m.: The Pillow genres. They’ve now been upgraded. 8 p.m., Liederplatz n 7 p.m.: Opening Ceremo- 5 -10 p.m.: Lindsay Benner 8:30 p.m.: Luisito Rosario Project, Transformative nies (Busker) & Orquestra (Latin) Dances, Main Street SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 RIVERPLACE BANANA ISLAND LEIDERPLATZ 4:30 p.m.: Kinobe & Soul 7:30 p.m.: Norah Jones Noon and 3 p.m.: Steve Pul- Noon: Acoustic Roadshow Beat Africa (World) (Pop, Rock) lara & His Cool Beans Band (Folk) 5-10 p.m.: The Ruggiero (Family) 5:30 p.m.: Sweetback Sis- Brothers (Busker) CANDELIGHT CONCERT 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.: The ters (Country, Americana) 5-10 p.m.: Lindsay Benner SERIES Cat’s Pajamas (Family) 8 p.m.: Christine Havr- (Busker) 7 p.m.: Joe Lovano & John n 6 p.m.: Missy Raines & the illa, Edie Carey and Pamela 6 p.m.: Mark Zaleski Band Scofield Quartet (Jazz) New Hip (Jazz, Bluegrass) Means (Folk, Indie, Rock) 8:30 p.m.: Oso (Indie Rock) 8:30 p.m.: Zen for Primates (Jazz) LYRIKPLATZ PLAZA TROPICAL 5 p.m.: Mr. Chris (Folk, Blues) Noon: Parkwright (Rock) FESTPLATZ 6 p.m.: Pete Hanks (Folk) 2:30 p.m.: Karen Rodriguez Noon: Eddie Forman Orches- 7 p.m.: Sarah Donner (Folk, Latin Jazz Ensemble Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival Revolution tra (Polka) Rock) 4:30 p.m.: Reggaeinfinity Orchestra 3:30 p.m.: Jimmy Sturr & 8 p.m.: Marnee (Rock) (Reggae, Ska) 6:30 p.m.: Spiritual Rez ture, Banana Island His Orchestra (Polka) 9 p.m.: Craig Bickhardt 6:30 p.m.: Santa Mamba (Reggae, Funk) 1 and 4 p.m.: School House Wailing Waters 7:30 p.m.: Lindyhop Swing (Folk) (Latin, Rock) n 9 p.m.: Brother Josephus Rocks Live!, Ice House Dancers (Swing, Dance) 9 p.m.: La Excelencia (Latin) & the Love Revival Revolution 4 p.m.: Transformation AMERICAPLATZ 8:30 and 10 p.m.: George MAIN STREET Orchestra (Soul, Funk, Jam Series, John Scofield & Joe 5:30 p.m.: Peripheral Vision Gee Swing Orchestra (Swing) 11:30 a.m.: Bethlehem Area VOLKSPLATZ Band) Lovano, Foy Hall (Rock) Trombone Choir (Classical) Noon: Sharon Plessl School 4, 6, 8 p.m.: The Pillow Proj- 7 p.m.: The Dirty Guv’nahs HANDWERKPLATZ Noon and 1:30 p.m.: Ben of Dance (Dance) MUSIK-FESTIVITIES ect, Transformative Dances, (Rock, Blues) 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and Mauger’s Dixieland Jazz Band 1:30 p.m.: Sweetback Sis- Noon-4 p.m.: Dancin’ with Main Street n 9 p.m.: Wailing Waters 9:30 p.m.: Cast in Bronze Noon-10:30 p.m.: Runa Pa- ters (Country, Americana) the Characters 2, Dankeplatz (Rock) (Classical, World, Pop) cha Wind Rhythms (World) 4 p.m.: Daisy Jug Band Noon-6 p.m.: Growing Up 3 p.m.: Marnee (Rock) (Americana, Bluegrass) Great Mobile Learning Adven- n PICK OF THE PLATZES teousness and New Orleans soul.” ArtsQuest tant Grady and his band. Grady, of Nazareth, Missy Raines & The New Hip: Fusing jazz Performing Arts Director Patrick Brogan and Wailing Waters play not only the ‘70s with other genres is hardly new, but this Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival calls it “a revival. It’ll have you up. It’ll have covers he did on the show, but do U2’s Nashville quintet marries the music with Revolution Orchestra: This New York City you moving.” 9 p.m., Volksplatz “Beautiful Day” better than “Idol” winner acoustic bluegrass. Raines is a seven-time ensemble, which is something between Dr. Tyler Grady and Wailing Waters: It’s Lee DeWyze’s coronation version and some Bassist of the Year winner from the Interna- John and Southside Johnny, calls itself “an decent originals. 9 p.m., Americaplatz tional Bluegrass Music Association. 6 p.m. 11-piece feel-good explosion of love, righ- worth checking out what America didn’t get to hear from “American Idol’ Top 24 contes- Banana Island MUSIKFEST 2010 DAILY SCHEDULE SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 RIVERPLACE 4 p.m.: Polka Country Musicians Wind Rhythms (World) 7 p.m.: Rubblebucket 8:30 p.m.: Martina McBride (Polka) 2 and 3:30 p.m.: The Wallace 9 p.m.: Mama Jama (Reggae, (Country) 8 p.m.: Main Street Cruisers Brothers (Country) World) (Pop, Rock) 5-10 p.m.: The Ruggiero Broth- CANDLELIGHT CONCERT ers (Busker) MUSIK-FESTIVITIES SERIES HANDWERKPLATZ 5-10 p.m.: Lindsay Benner Noon-2 p.m.: Jazz Brunch, 7 p.m.: Richie Havens (Folk, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 and (Busker) Dankeplatz Rock) 9:30 p.m.: Cast in Bronze (Clas- 5 and 6:30 p.m.: Wineskin Noon-5 p.m.: Lehigh Valley Folk sical, World, Pop) (Roots, Rock) Music Society, Liederplatz AMERICAPLATZ n 8 p.m.: The Greatest Funeral Noon- 6 p.m.: “Growing Uo 5:30 p.m.: BC Combo (Blues) LIEDERPALTZ Ever (Jazz, Jam band) Great Mobile Learning Adven- 7 p.m.: Mike Dugan & the Blues Noon: Lehigh Valley Folk Music ture,” Banana Island Mission (Blues) Society (Folk) PLAZA TROPICAL 4 p.m.: Transformation Series, n 8:30 p.m.: Rod Piazza & the 5:30 p.m.: Guggenheim Grotto Noon and 1:30 p.m.: Tieweb Babatunde Lea, Peter Hall Mighty Flyers (Blues) (Folk, Indie Rock) (Rock) 4, 6, 8 p.m.: The Pillow Project, 8 p.m.: Cabinet (Bluegrass, Jam 3 p.m.: Los Pocos Locos (Surf, Transformative Dances, Main BANANA ISLAND band, Roots) Rock) Street Noon and 4:30 p.m.: Boyinthe- 5:30 p.m.: Los Straitjackets 4:30-8:30 p.m.: March of Shade (Family) LYRIKPLATZ (Surf, Rock) Dimes Top Chef Culinary Chal- 1:30 and 3 p.m.: Uncle Rock 5 p.m.: Shannon & Natalie (Folk) 8:30 p.m.: HALA Salseros 2010 lenge, Dankeplatz (Family) 6 p.m.: Daryl Shawn (World) (Latin, Dance) 6 and 7:30 p.m.: Babatunde Lea 7 p.m.: Brian Mackey (Folk) WORSHIP SERVICES (Jazz, World) n 8 p.m.: Quincy Mumford VOLKSPLATZ 10 a.m.: Christian Worship Ser- 9 p.m.: Large Flowerheads (Rock, Reggae) Noon: Blue Ribbon Cloggers vice, Festplatz (Rock, Pop) 9 p.m.: BC Combo (Blues) (Dance) 10 a.m.: Trilingual Catholic Mass, 1:30 and 5 p.m.: Kinobe & Soul Plaza Tropical FESTPLATZ MAIN STREET Beat Africa (World) 10 a.m.: Contemporary Worship Noon: Henny & the Versa J’s Noon: Loretta Hagen (Country) 3 p.m.: Burning Bridget Cleary Service, Banana Island Quincy Mumford (Polka) Noon-10:30 p.m.: Runa Pacha (Celtic) n PICK OF THE PLATZES Instrumentalist-Harmonica and his band more reggae) that ArtsQuest Performing band gets noticed for its name alone. And no has won two consecutive Handy awards Arts Director Patrick Brogan says is “great one would complain if you checked out what Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers: The for Blues Band of the Year. 8:30-11 p.m., summertime listening music.” Says Brogan: The Greatest Funeral Ever sounds like. But blues harmonica player has enough chops Americaplatz “Sometimes when you hear these bands, you there’s absolutely nothing funereal about to have played on Animals and War founder Quincy Mumford Band: This New Jersey can just see people listening, holding a beer.” this central Pennsylvania band’s music.